![luce [is reading]](https://wishfullyreading.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/9429655-1.jpeg){kind=small}
-
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
“A part of me wanted to run away from all the complications of being in love with Dante. Maybe Ari plus Dante equated love, but it also equated complicated. It also equated playing hide-and-seek with the world. But there was a difference between the art of running and the art of running away.” This one…
1980s, 1st pov, 3.5 STARS, America, American, arc, aristotle and dante, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, Aristotle Mendoza, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, coming of age, dialogue heavy, drama, el paso, fathers & sons, favourite authors, friendships, gay, HIGH SCHOOL, HISTORICAL FICTION, latinx author, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, loneliness, m/m, male authors, MEXICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR, mothers & sons, My reviews, netgalley, published in 2021, queer, read in 2021, reading, ROMANCE, social issues, texas, YOUNG ADULT -
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
“To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing.” The first time I read this novel was back in 2013 and in the years since I have come to regard Benjamin Alire Sáenz as one of my favourite authors. His deceptively simple style captures with clarity the thoughts and feelings…
1980s, 1st pov, 20th century, ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, America, American, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Aristotle Mendoza, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, coming of age, Dante Quintana, el paso, family, fathers & sons, first love, FRIENDS TO LOVERS, friendships, gay, HIGH SCHOOL, HISTORICAL FICTION, identity, latinx author, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, loneliness, m/m, male authors, male friendships, MEXICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR, published in 2012, queer, re-reads, read in 2013, read in 2021, Summer, summer reads, texas, YOUNG ADULT
luce [is reading] 